2020 GMC Acadia problems
NHTSA has received 173 complaints about the 2020 GMC Acadia, and 17% of them involve engine. Next are electrical system (16%) and drivetrain & axles (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 173 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 10,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the GMC Acadia with enough data (129 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owns a 2020 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that she was rear-ended by another vehicle at a high rate of speed while attempting to make a left turn. As a result, the front passenger seat fractured. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact; the contact hit her head and was knocked unconscious during the incident. The contact was taken to the hospital by ambulance and was treated for a hematoma on her forehead above her right eye.
The ACADIA 2020 while in slow motion approaching my private condominium parking spot, accelerated autonomously and then slammed into the cement wall. Airbags deployed, no warning of collision, seriously damaged both car and cement wall. No bodily injuries. I researched the possible cause coded P2138 which involves the drive by wire sensors which connect the throttle pedal and the CPU that controls the mechanical throttle gas system.
Driving along no issues, car says 60 miles to empty no fuel warning light or anything, when car just suddenly loses power, was able to get to side of road. Told me to restart engine, and it wouldnt fire back up. Put a gallon of gas in and it fired back up. Owned car for almost 3 weeks cant believe there was no indication fuel was apparently that low. 60 miles to empty should have been able to finish the 2 miles I had on my drive to work and to get gas.
While in motion- blind spot sensors turn on when they should not and vice versa. Traction control has failed multiple times while driving. Predictive braking has activated improperly multiple times while driving. Cameras went out and then battery completely died. Was told fixing battery would fix vehicle. This has proven to be untrue. Vehicle is currently in for service for third time. Remains under warranty, as I have had it three months.